Heritage Open Days: The Reader

Type:Culture/Heritage

The Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB
People dance in a park in front of deck chairs.

About

This Heritage Open Day, we’re celebrating our Mansion House home with a day of live music, performances from local community groups, crafts and good food.

Pull up a chair or lay out your picnic blanket as we share poetry and stories at our Library on the Lawn. Pick up a copy of our recently launched park map that tells the fascinating stories of the trees from around the world that you can find in Calderstones Park and our new Garden Theatre exhibition which explores its heritage and the memories of residents dating back to 1947.

The beautiful Mansion Garden will be open from 11am-5pm, and we'll have the BBQ fired up, the bar fully stocked and delicious Cheshire Farm ice cream.

Many activities will take place outdoors, so we recommend bringing waterproofs and / or sun cream depending on the weather.

Programme for the day

11am-12pm: Choir Performance - Garden Theatre

12pm-1pm & 2pm-3pm: Try Shared Reading - Reading Rooms, booking required

1pm-1.45pm: Matthew Phillips performs his cello piece The Calderstones (2021) inspired by the ancient monument that give the park its name - Calderstones Courtyard

2pm-3pm: A unique, accessible Notation workshop with Matthew Phillips and Nick Branton. Suitable for all ages, learn how to compose a small piece of music using a fun and creative notation method- graphic score. No music experience or knowledge required - Calderstones Courtyard

12pm-1pm & 2pm-3pm: Mansion House Tour - Meet in the Welcome Area, booking required

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Opening Times

Season (8 Sept 2024)
DayTimes
Sunday11:00 - 00:00

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